City of Cessnock explained

Type:lga
City of Cessnock
City:Cessnock
State:nsw
Pop:63632
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Pop2:59,101
Pop2 Year:2018 est.
Pop2 Footnotes:[2]
Est:
[3]
Postcode:2320-2327, 2330, 2334, 2335
Coordinates:-32.8333°N 172°W
Area:1966
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Mayor:Jay Suvaal
Dist1:154
Dir1:N
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:52
Dir2:W
Location2:Newcastle
Seat:Cessnock[4]
Region:Hunter[5]
Stategov:Cessnock[6]
Fedgov:Hunter[7]
Url:http://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au
Near-N:Singleton, Maitland
Near-Ne:Maitland
Near-E:Newcastle
Near-Se:Lake Macquarie,
Central Coast
Near-S:Hawkesbury
Near-Sw:Hawkesbury
Near-W:Singleton
Near-Nw:Singleton

City of Cessnock is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is located to the west of Newcastle. The largest population centre and council seat is the city of Cessnock.

The mayor of the City of Cessnock Council is Cr. Jay Suvaal, a member of Country Labor.

Main towns and villages

The Cessnock City Council area includes

Demographics

At the, there were people in the City of Cessnock local government area, of these 49.7 per cent were male and 50.3 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.8 per cent of the population, which was nearly double than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the City of Cessnock was 37 years, equal to the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.4 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.6 per cent were married and 13.2 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the City of Cessnock between the 2001 census and the was 2.52 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 10.03 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the City of Cessnock local government area was approximately equal to the national average over the ten-year period. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Cessnock was lower than the national average.

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the City of Cessnock local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 83 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 64% of all residents in the City of Cessnock nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the City of Cessnock local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.1 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (93.0 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent).

Selected historical census data for the City of Cessnock local government area
Census year 200120062011 20162021
Population        
43  42  40
% of New South Wales population 0.73%  0.74%  0.79%
% of Australian population 0.24%  0.23%  0.24%  0.24%  0.25%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian35.3%  34.9%  44.7%
English32.2%  31.7%  42.2%
Scottish8.4%  8.4%  11.5%
Australian Aboriginaln/c  n/c  9.1%
Irish7.1%  7.2%  9.0%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Thain/c  n/c  n/c  0.1%  0.2%
Tagalog0.1%  n/c  0.1%  0.1%  0.2%
Spanishn/c  n/c  n/c  0.1%  0.1%
Vietnamesen/c  n/c  n/c  n/c  0.1%
Mandarinn/c  0.1%  n/c  n/c  0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
No Religion11.0%  14.5%  18.5%  25.8%  41.1%
Anglican33.6%  33.0%  31.1%  26.5%  19.2%
Catholic22.2%  21.9%  21.9%  20.2%  17.7%
Not statedn/c  n/c  n/c  10.7%  8.2%
Uniting Church9.9%  8.5%  7.4%  5.4%  3.7%
Median weekly incomes
Median weekly personal incomeA$358 A$472 A$540 A$696
% of Australian median income76.8%  81.8%  81.6%  86.5%
Family income Median weekly family income
% of Australian median income86.7%  85.4%  81.5%  85.8%
Median weekly household income
% of Australian median income76.5%  84.4%  81.8%  85.5%

Council

Current composition and election method

Cessnock City Council is composed of thirteen councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the twelve other councillors are elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three councillors. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:

PartyCouncillors
 Laboralign=right 6
 Liberal Partyalign=right 3
 Independentalign=right 4
Totalalign=right 13

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Mayor Jay SuvaalLabor[8]
A Ward Jessica JurdIndependent[9]
 James HawkinsLabor
 Paul DunnLiberal
B Ward Ian OlsenIndependent[10]
 Anthony BurkeLabor
 John MooresLiberal
C Ward Anne-Marie SanderLabor[11]
 Karen JacksonLiberal
 Daniel WattonIndependent
D Ward Rosa GrineLabor[12]
 Mitchell HillLabor
 Paul PaynterIndependent

Election results

2021

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cessnock . 28 June 2022 . Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  3. Web site: PROCLAMATION – Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 – 2001) – 7 Mar 1906. nla.gov.au. 3 March 2017.
  4. Web site: City of Cessnock Council. New South Wales Department of Local Government. 14 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090629000227/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=1720. 29 June 2009. dead.
  5. Web site: Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Cessnock City Council. New South Wales Division of Local Government. 14 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20150228191218/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=1720&region=HT. 28 February 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Cessnock . . 23 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Federal Electorate Search: Hunter. Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. 14 May 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005012555/http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Hunter&filterby=Electorate. 5 October 2013.
  8. Web site: 21 December 2021 . City of Cessnock – Mayoral Election results . 18 March 2022 . NSW Electoral Commission.
  9. Web site: 23 December 2021 . City of Cessnock A Ward – Councillor Election results . 18 March 2022 . NSW Electoral Commission.
  10. Web site: 23 December 2021 . City of Cessnock B Ward – Councillor Election results . 18 March 2022 . NSW Electoral Commission.
  11. Web site: 23 December 2021 . City of Cessnock C Ward – Councillor Election results . 18 March 2022 . NSW Electoral Commission.
  12. Web site: 23 December 2021 . City of Cessnock D Ward – Councillor Election results . 18 March 2022 . NSW Electoral Commission.